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Meh

If it’s a Gary Oliver contract extension I might weep.

Agreed. When is Vaulks out of contract?xx

He was the best goalkeeper out of the four that played for us last season.

Distinct lack of recently

I posted before the play-offs had taken place saying that I didn't think McGlynn should be sacked even if we didn't go up, but that was obviously before what took place had happened. The players were getting it tight at Airdrie, but a number of people around me were having a go at McGlynn too. I think the issue was that it was up there with one of the most tactically inept displays ever from a Falkirk manager - even folk who don't know the ins and outs of formations or how you set a team up could see that he'd got it horribly wrong. The players undoubtedly chucked it, but he is the one that organised them in that fashion and failed to change it when it was imploding. I think that remains an issue, even for a lot of fans who don't necessarily want him gone and think he has enough credit in the bank to continue. Right now, the immediate association that comes with thinking of McGlynn and a number of these players is the most embarrassing 45 minutes many of us have had watching Falkirk. That Tuesday night capitulation won't be easily forgotten. As others have said, we'll need a really, really quick, strong start next season or I imagine the heat will come pretty quickly.

Tbh I wouldn’t expect a ‘McGlynn is staying’ statement but I would have thought the club would have said something by now. The longer it’s left it’s just like a big elephant in the room.

That’s the sticking point for me, even after I’ve accepted McGlynn is staying. I’ve been angry at Falkirk teams before; I’ve been raging at some absolutely spineless shite over a number of years - but I’ve never quite felt the embarrassment of that first half at Airdrie. A hell of a lot to select from, obviously, but it’s a major contender for my worst experience as a Falkirk fan. That’s a big deal. The club, the management, nor the players have not apologised for it yet, by the way. As I said earlier, I’m over it (aside from some mental scarring…), but some recognition of it is necessary.

We’re shite, but I refuse to take any stick from fans of a team who conceded a hat-trick against Craig McGuffie.

I’m somewhat in pre-season mode of not giving a f**k and I’m also over the absolute clusterfuck we made of the play-offs having been raging for about a solid week during them. However, I feel a lot of the focus is the capitulation on the Tuesday night. While obviously it was incredibly embarrassing, the Saturday was humiliating in a different way - 90% of the players didn’t believe or try a leg. If you’re assessing the failure, it’s over the two legs, not just the first.

You won’t get a much goalkeeper than Jamie MacDonald at League One level.

Get that greaseball pumped next season.

Don't necessarily disagree with you, but we've also heard this line every year since 2019

Hamilton would have disposed of us with ease. A bit like Airdrie did, tbf.

Hamilton on top so far. Shows how pish we are - we were 3-0 down by this point.

Ola extends his contract for a year

I get the argument about players not being able to handle the pressure of playing for us in League One, but it’s not unique to us. Dunfermline will have had exactly the same pressure, they just signed a team that could handle it and went about their business ruthlessly. We’ve got too many shitebags who can’t cope, hence the necessary rebuild.

Maybe a bit of a difference for Hetherington playing in a team which is more defensive-minded, has less of the ball and has to dig in, compared to playing for Falkirk in League One when, for a significant number of of games at least, you’re going to have more possession and be on the front foot?

Navy Blue Scottish Cup Pound.

Strike.

I remember being genuinely shocked at the lack of outrage when he signed his own lad who'd never had a professional club before. Plenty folk giving it the "have you seen him play before, give him a chance" shite. If it wasn't clear before then, it was certainly obvious that he was ripping the pish at that point.

It's clear that Burrell was probably a bit overrated by some in our support - myself included in that - but it's purely re-writing of history to call him absolutely shite. He was the most dangerous striker in our squad last season. Whether you think that makes him decent, or you think it actually highlights the lack of firepower we had is up to you. Wouldn't have minded keeping him but I'm not going to lose sleep that he's gone. Next.

Only danger is you keep filling up the entire list with people who are only good enough to be squad players and you’ve got no space left for signing people who should be starting before them.

Good list but would have preferred to see Oliver on there too.

It’s by no means a dig at Lewis - the stick he gets on here is ridiculous, he’s a volunteer and has given up so much of his time to the club. He obviously knows a lot of the players and the management on a somewhat personal level, so he’s never going to have a go at them full-scale on a fan podcast. It means he’s less likely to be 100% objective and he’ll be more inclined to watch what he says and be defensive of particular people, and that was clear to see on that Falkirk Daft. Again, that’s absolutely fine btw, but you do have to take it in that context.